- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Homegoing Services for Mr. John W. Eason, Saturday, September 27, 1997, 1:00 P.M., Gus Thornhill's Chapel, 1315 Hendrix Avenue, East Point, Georgia, Rev. Robert Melson, Sr., Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 1997-09-27
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--East Point--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--East Point--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--East Point---History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--East Point--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--East Point--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--East Point--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, East Point, 33.67955, -84.43937
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for John W. Eason. Birth date: February 28, 1917. Death date: September 27, 1997. Funeral date: September 27, 1997. Church: Gus Thornhill's Chapel (East Point, Ga.). The Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection is a project of the Digital Library of Georgia in association with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History as part of Georgia HomePLACE. The project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder number: 551
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_easonjohnw19970927
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_easonjohnw19970927
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
Ackno"~ledgenlent
East Point, Georgi_a
Mr. John W. Eason was born February 28, 1917, to the late Lewis and Ethel C. Eason. He departed this life September 22, 1997 at Crawford W. Long Hospital.
He received his educatio11 in the public _schools of Clayton County, Georgia. He was drafted in the United States Army and served in World W3.! II. After two years of service, he received an Honorable Discharge.
He married the late P~ecious Chambers. Having so much love for
children, they raised three foster children, Mary and Mark Hamilton and
Perry Simmons. They adopted Darlene Eason, who preceded him in
death.
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John was- a long time employee of the Atlanta Army Depot. He
' retired from there March 1974. During the early years of his. life, he
attended Grant Chapel A.M.E. Church. .
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~ He leaves to cherish his memory: two daughters; .several grandchildren; foster granddaughter, Tiffany Lowe; three brothers; one si_ster; several nieces and nephe~rs; devoted niece, Delores _Barrow; two sisters-in-law; a dear friend, El~ie 0. Knight; a host of other relatives and friends. _
Please, no sad hearts,
No hung down heads,
Don't weep for me,
For I am not dead.
I have anoth~1 home, you know,
Where only God 's redeemed can go.
I do not need this house ofclay,
So tenderly; joyously lay it away.
Old Testament: Psalm 27 New Testament: Romans 8: 26, 33 & 39
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REMARKS ~:......:::...:..............,.................. (I'hree Minutes Please)
Co-Worker Fron1 Army Depot
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EULOGY .................................... ........................ Rev. Robert Melson, Sr.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
POSTLUDE